https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_JK3bYk5e8
Distributed quantum computing across an optical network link https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08404-x
https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/quantum-defects-discovery-may-transform-optical-storage/51624/
https://thequantuminsider.com/2020/05/26/history-of-quantum-computing/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnhKwCKUmKg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_in_a_vat
https://thebrainscientist.com/2017/06/28/we-are-all-brains-in-vats
https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/5819/can-we-create-the-matrix
https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/1vsvos/kant_and_the_matrix_why_do_you_think_its
https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/3q85cx/hilary_putnams_brain_in_a_vat_argument_explained
As apartments continue to get smaller, they still might be considered spacious when compared to what's in a pod hotel.
Apartments with less than 400 sq. ft. (WTH?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejPOLhfBpy8 This is like a hotel room, a college dorm or a damn hamster cage! At a certain point, if ones living-space just becomes a sensory pod, then the MATRIX pod situation is just a step away.
While this might be OK for a single person, there should still be extra space for a separate bedroom. A kitchen-dining area as well as a proper living room. Thus, anything under 600 sq. ft. just isn't a proper 1 bedroom apartment. 2 and 3 bedroom apartments are essential for families. 4 and 5 bedroom apartments for larger families, but that gets more costly in several ways.
https://www.omlet.co.uk/guide/rabbits/should_i_get_rabbits/how_many_live_together
https://www.chewy.com/education/small-pet/rat-and-mouse/how-many-mice-can-live-together
https://medium.com/enrique-dans/the-metaverse-and-the-matrix-c7609196eddd
https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Pod Yes, you can live in your own excremental pee-pod. WTF?
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/science-behind-the-fiction-humans-as-batteries-as-in-the-matrix-probably-not-gonna-happen This would be a totally inhumane prison setup, but its not run by people in the first place.
As AI gradually removes more jobs from people, some control-freaks might resort to implementing draconian social control measures over the disgruntled masses.
One day, humans might be able to use their touch and thoughts instead of screens to interact with the digital world https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2023/Q4/body-internet-may-eliminate-the-need-for-smartphones-by-changing-how-we-use-technology/
https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/scientists-manipulate-brain-cells-using-smartphone/